Welcome to my Webblog. I started my career at Klang Port Authority, Malaysia in early 70’s. After few years with the Port, I joined a Public Relations Consultants firm, Eric White Associates Sdn Bhd, a member of Hill And Knowlton Group, a world-renowned US-based Public Relations Company. Our main clients comprised of multi-national companies including The Standard Chartered Bank, Colgate-Palmolive, Kontena Nasional, KPA, KL City, KTMB, Australian Embassy, Australian Apple And Pear Company, etc.
During my stint with Eric White Associates (EWA), I had the opportunity to work with late Mr Felix Abisheganaden, former Group Chief Editor of NSTP, Malaysia, Pn Hajah Hamidah Karim, former Senior Lecturer of Public Relations, UiTM, Mr Keith Sargeant, an Australian PR Consultant and Mr Tony Danker, a former Chief Sport Editor of Malay Mail and The Star. I also underwent Intensive In-House International Public Relations Training, Intensive Diploma Translation Course with Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka and Intensive Diploma Public Relations Course with The Institute of Public Relations Malaysia, plus lots of exposures to the PR worlds.
I left the company few years later to be my own boss, and set up a small translation agency, Al-Sadiq Consultants, with an office at Wisma Datuk Dagang, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Public Relations Companies and Advertising Agencies were my main clients, like Eric Pringle Associates, Prestige Communications, Burson-Marstellar, Bostock Muhammad, Shandwick, Golf Malaysia, Utusan Malaysia, Electrolux Malaysia, etc.
Years of commuting from Klang to KL, really taxed my strength, energy and times. On top of that, my age was also catching up and my children were growing up and in need of my attention. After a few sleepless and restless nights, I decided to embark on a different journey. I said to myself, “Enough is enough, no more commuting, find an alternative”.
The alternative, with all the scientific gadgets around, I decided to become a freelance translator/writer with a home office in Klang. That’s where I am now, squatting in my own small house with a wife and five working children. With just a simple computer, printer, fax machine, internet line, telephone line and cell phone as back-ups, plus loads of guts and confidence, I am now earning a decent living as a freelance translator/writer/blogger, to continuously supporting my family as a responsible bread-winner.
I will be writing the blog in English and Malay to cater for international and local blog readers. My experiences, thoughts and views on various interesting subjects will be shared and exchanged. Hence, your constructive and productive comments are welcomed and will be replied if necessary.
Thanks.
Regards and Cheers,
Ibrahim Mohd Idrus
Tentang Diri Saya
Selamat membaca Webblog saya. Saya memulakan kerjaya saya di Lembaga Pelabuhan Klang pada awal 70-an. Selepas beberapa tahun di LPK, saya sertai sebuah syarikat Perunding Perhubungan Awam, Eric White Associates Sdn Bhd, anggota kepada Hill And Knowlton Group, sebuah syarikat Perunding Perhubungan Awam Antarabangsa terkemuka yang beribu pejabat di Amerika Syarikat. Para pelanggan utama kami ketika itu terdiri daripada pelbagai syarikat antarabangsa termasuk Colgate-Palmolive, Standard Chartered Bank, Kedutaan Australia, Australian Apple And Pear, Kontena Nasional, KPA, KTMB, Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur, dll.
Semasa bertugas di EWA, saya berpeluang bertugas bersama mendiang Felix Abisheganaden, bekas Ketua Editor Kumpulan NSTP, Malaysia, Pn Hajah Hamidah Karim, bekas Pensyarah Kanan Perhubungan Awam, UiTM, Mr Keith Sargeant, Perunding Perhubungan Awam Australia dan Tony Danker, bekas Ketua Editor Sukan Malay Mail dan The Star. Di samping itu, saya juga berkesempatan mengikuti latihan intensif Perhubungan Awam dalam-pejabat di EWA, mengikuti kursus intensif Diploma Terjemahan di Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka serta mengikuti kursus intensif Diploma Perhubungan Awam di Institut Perhubungan Raya Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Selepas beberapa tahun bersama EWA, saya membuka sebuah syarikat Terjemahan, Al-Sadiq Consultants di Wisma Datuk Dagang, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Para pelanggan saya ketika itu terdiri daripada beberapa buah Syarikat Perhubungan Awam, Syarikat Pengiklanan dan Akhbar seperti Eric Pringle Associates, Prestige Communications, Burson-Marstellar, Shandwick, Bostock Muhammad, Electrolux Malaysia, Utusan Malaysia, Golf Malaysia, dll.
Lama saya berulang-alik dari Klang ke Kuala Lumpur. Ada kalanya saya tiba lewat di pejabat kerana kesesakan jalan raya dan sering tiba rumah selepas waktu Maghrib. Masa yang banyak terbuang di jalan raya dan kepenatan berulang-alik telah membuatkan saya memikirkan alternatif lain. Setelah berfikir panjang, saya membuat keputusan nekad dan berani untuk beroperasi dari rumah sebagai seorang penterjemah/penulis bebas (freelancer) dan blogger. Lagi pun, dengan bantuan pelbagai peralatan canggih sains dan teknologi masa kini, kita boleh menyara hidup dari sebuah sudut di rumah sendiri. Cara sebegini banyak dilakukan di Amerika Syarikat dan Eropah.
Dengan berbekalkan sebuah komputer, talian internet, mesin faks, pencetak dan telefon bimbit, serta keberanian, ketabahan, kecekalan dan keyakinan diri yang tak pernah luntur, saya memulakan kerjaya baru sebagai seorang penterjemah/penulis bebas/blogger di rumah sendiri di Klang.
Saya akan menulis blog saya ini dalam Bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris untuk tatapan para pembaca blog tempatan dan luar negara. Pandangan dan pendapat mengenai pelbagai perkara menarik akan saya lontarkan untuk dikongsi bersama dan dibicarakan. Segala komen dan teguran membina daripada anda semua amat dialu-alukan. Saya akan menjawab jika difikirkan perlu.
Jutaan Terima Kasih dan Wassalam.
Ikhlas,
Ibrahim Mohd Idrus
During my stint with Eric White Associates (EWA), I had the opportunity to work with late Mr Felix Abisheganaden, former Group Chief Editor of NSTP, Malaysia, Pn Hajah Hamidah Karim, former Senior Lecturer of Public Relations, UiTM, Mr Keith Sargeant, an Australian PR Consultant and Mr Tony Danker, a former Chief Sport Editor of Malay Mail and The Star. I also underwent Intensive In-House International Public Relations Training, Intensive Diploma Translation Course with Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka and Intensive Diploma Public Relations Course with The Institute of Public Relations Malaysia, plus lots of exposures to the PR worlds.
I left the company few years later to be my own boss, and set up a small translation agency, Al-Sadiq Consultants, with an office at Wisma Datuk Dagang, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Public Relations Companies and Advertising Agencies were my main clients, like Eric Pringle Associates, Prestige Communications, Burson-Marstellar, Bostock Muhammad, Shandwick, Golf Malaysia, Utusan Malaysia, Electrolux Malaysia, etc.
Years of commuting from Klang to KL, really taxed my strength, energy and times. On top of that, my age was also catching up and my children were growing up and in need of my attention. After a few sleepless and restless nights, I decided to embark on a different journey. I said to myself, “Enough is enough, no more commuting, find an alternative”.
The alternative, with all the scientific gadgets around, I decided to become a freelance translator/writer with a home office in Klang. That’s where I am now, squatting in my own small house with a wife and five working children. With just a simple computer, printer, fax machine, internet line, telephone line and cell phone as back-ups, plus loads of guts and confidence, I am now earning a decent living as a freelance translator/writer/blogger, to continuously supporting my family as a responsible bread-winner.
I will be writing the blog in English and Malay to cater for international and local blog readers. My experiences, thoughts and views on various interesting subjects will be shared and exchanged. Hence, your constructive and productive comments are welcomed and will be replied if necessary.
Thanks.
Regards and Cheers,
Ibrahim Mohd Idrus
Tentang Diri Saya
Selamat membaca Webblog saya. Saya memulakan kerjaya saya di Lembaga Pelabuhan Klang pada awal 70-an. Selepas beberapa tahun di LPK, saya sertai sebuah syarikat Perunding Perhubungan Awam, Eric White Associates Sdn Bhd, anggota kepada Hill And Knowlton Group, sebuah syarikat Perunding Perhubungan Awam Antarabangsa terkemuka yang beribu pejabat di Amerika Syarikat. Para pelanggan utama kami ketika itu terdiri daripada pelbagai syarikat antarabangsa termasuk Colgate-Palmolive, Standard Chartered Bank, Kedutaan Australia, Australian Apple And Pear, Kontena Nasional, KPA, KTMB, Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur, dll.
Semasa bertugas di EWA, saya berpeluang bertugas bersama mendiang Felix Abisheganaden, bekas Ketua Editor Kumpulan NSTP, Malaysia, Pn Hajah Hamidah Karim, bekas Pensyarah Kanan Perhubungan Awam, UiTM, Mr Keith Sargeant, Perunding Perhubungan Awam Australia dan Tony Danker, bekas Ketua Editor Sukan Malay Mail dan The Star. Di samping itu, saya juga berkesempatan mengikuti latihan intensif Perhubungan Awam dalam-pejabat di EWA, mengikuti kursus intensif Diploma Terjemahan di Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka serta mengikuti kursus intensif Diploma Perhubungan Awam di Institut Perhubungan Raya Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Selepas beberapa tahun bersama EWA, saya membuka sebuah syarikat Terjemahan, Al-Sadiq Consultants di Wisma Datuk Dagang, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Para pelanggan saya ketika itu terdiri daripada beberapa buah Syarikat Perhubungan Awam, Syarikat Pengiklanan dan Akhbar seperti Eric Pringle Associates, Prestige Communications, Burson-Marstellar, Shandwick, Bostock Muhammad, Electrolux Malaysia, Utusan Malaysia, Golf Malaysia, dll.
Lama saya berulang-alik dari Klang ke Kuala Lumpur. Ada kalanya saya tiba lewat di pejabat kerana kesesakan jalan raya dan sering tiba rumah selepas waktu Maghrib. Masa yang banyak terbuang di jalan raya dan kepenatan berulang-alik telah membuatkan saya memikirkan alternatif lain. Setelah berfikir panjang, saya membuat keputusan nekad dan berani untuk beroperasi dari rumah sebagai seorang penterjemah/penulis bebas (freelancer) dan blogger. Lagi pun, dengan bantuan pelbagai peralatan canggih sains dan teknologi masa kini, kita boleh menyara hidup dari sebuah sudut di rumah sendiri. Cara sebegini banyak dilakukan di Amerika Syarikat dan Eropah.
Dengan berbekalkan sebuah komputer, talian internet, mesin faks, pencetak dan telefon bimbit, serta keberanian, ketabahan, kecekalan dan keyakinan diri yang tak pernah luntur, saya memulakan kerjaya baru sebagai seorang penterjemah/penulis bebas/blogger di rumah sendiri di Klang.
Saya akan menulis blog saya ini dalam Bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris untuk tatapan para pembaca blog tempatan dan luar negara. Pandangan dan pendapat mengenai pelbagai perkara menarik akan saya lontarkan untuk dikongsi bersama dan dibicarakan. Segala komen dan teguran membina daripada anda semua amat dialu-alukan. Saya akan menjawab jika difikirkan perlu.
Jutaan Terima Kasih dan Wassalam.
Ikhlas,
Ibrahim Mohd Idrus
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